bębnić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьniti. By surface analysis, bęben + -ić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛmb.ɲit͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmbɲit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: bęb‧nić

Verb

bębnić impf

  1. (intransitive, music) to drum (to hit a drum to produce a sound) [+ na (locative) = what]
  2. (intransitive, music) to drum, (to beat with a rapid succession of strokes)
    Synonyms: dudnić, stukać
    bębnić palcamito drum one's fingers
    bębnić na pianinieto bang on the piano
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to promote, to hype [+ o (locative)] [+dative = whom]
    Synonym: trąbić

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • obębniać impf, obębnić pf
  • odbębniać impf, odbębnić pf
  • pobębnić pf
  • rozbębnić pf
  • wybębniać impf, wybębnić pf
  • zabębnić pf
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • bębnić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bębnić in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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